Two days after last April’s Boston Marathon bombings, Framingham resident George Akinkuoye sat down and penned a song.

Inspired by how Boston rallied after the tragedy, the words came easily and he started his folksy ballad, "We are strong, yes we are, we are strong."

The Nigeria-born songwriter and nurse practitioner, who lived in Boston after coming to America in the late 1980s, wrote three stanzas and a chorus. He’s now releasing the tune, "In Boston We Are Strong and Resilient," as a tribute to the people of Greater Boston and the state.

"What had inspired me actually was how the city and everyone rallied around to help the victims and to sympathize with all those who were injured - the police, the hospitals, the bystanders," Akinkuoye said.

Akinkuoye, 55, said he has run a marathon before, and has stood on the sidelines of the historic Boston course with his children in past years.

Last year, working from home, Akinkuoye watched the Boston Marathon on TV and said he was shocked by the "awful thing" that happened at the finish line.

He said he took inspiration for his song from the resolve people showed, including as authorities hunted and ultimately captured the suspects in Watertown – one dead, one alive.

"Without giving up (the people of) Boston worked together and were able to get the suspects," Akinkuoye said. "That really, really, really impressed me."